Combination hog oiler and feeder



Nov. 5, 1929, c, w, HARGRAVES 3,734,!335

COMBINATION HOG OILER AND FEEDER Filed Dec. 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l I n venior C. W fiZyrm/ew A itorney Nov. 5, 1929.

C. W. HARG RAVES COMBINATION HOG OILER AND FEEDER Filed Dec. 26, L928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UNITED STATES oFFicE COMBINATION HOG OILER AND FEEDER Application filed December 26, 1928. Serial No. 328,579.

This invention relates to a novel compound structural assembly having the double function of providing novel hog oilers, and a complemental feeder.

The gist of the invention resides in the provision of a compact and convenient structural assembly involving the use of a feed container provided with internal agitating elements carried by suspension means, also functioning to carry and intermittently cooperate with two or more hog oilers, whereby the rubbin action of the hogs against said oilers wi permit them to develop energy for actuating the feed'agitator.

he particular structural details employed for accomplishing this novel result will become more readily apparent from the following descri tion and drawings.

In the rawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of the complete structure with a portion broken away and in section, v

Figure 2 is a top lan view of the same,

Figure 3 is an en arged vertical sectional or transverse view through the feeder,

Fi re 4 is a detail view of one of the mova ly mounted hog-oilers,

Figure 5 is a cross section through the oiler seen 1n Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken approximately upon the plane of the line 6-6 of Fi ure 1.

n carrying out the invention, I provide a feeder comprising a container generally designated by the reference character 7 which may be an ordinary box with removable cover having a discharge slot 8 at its bottom and inclined false bottom wall 9 cooperating therewith to facilitate discharge under the action of gravity.

Extending through and beyond the opposite end of this box is a horizontal suspension pi e 10 carrying a plurality of longitudinal y spaced depending agitating bars 11. These are attached to the pipe through the medium of the tension bracket 12 and the lower end thereof extends downwardly through and beyond the discharge slot 8. These agitators are adapted to have a slight transverse swinging motion and a relatively great longitudinal sliding motion, whereby when they are thus moved, the feed will be agitated to prevent clogging at the dis charge 8.

A receptacle or trough may be located in-v termediate the discharge for convenient feed- 111 cooperable with the extending end of the ex ension pipe 10 are the hog oilers generally designated by the reference characters 13 each oiler is substantially the same in construction and by referring to Figure 4 it will be seen that each comprlses a core or body member 14 provided with radial discharge ducts 15 for the oil.

Embedded in this body is a delivery pipe 16 having orifices in registry with the passages 15. Attached to the surface of the body is a layer of absorbent material 17 having desirable capillary property to provide for uniform distribution of the oil. The pipe 16 7 is attached by a union 18 to the suspension pipe 10. At each end of the feed box and disposed in parallelism above the extension pipe is a horizontal guide loop 19..

As shown in Figure 4, a short length of pipe 20 is also connected with the union 18 and it extends up through the loop 19 where it is provided at its upper end with a rocker head 21 thus allowing the hog. oiler to rock slightly back and forth and to slide longi- 0 tudinally in the loop 19.

The feed pipe 22 will feed the source of supply to any appropriate location'and the supply may be under pressure or by gravity, as is desired.

With this arrangement it will be seen that the continual and natural rubbing action of the animal against the oiler's 13 will cause them to rock as well as to slide, then the agitators are supported on the same device in no which the oilers are connected, suflicient energy will. be supplied to actuate the agitatorsll in a swinging and sliding manner to loosen the feed and to facilitate its discharge through the slot 8. I

It is believedthat by considering the description in connection with the drawing a clear understanding of the construction, advantages of the invention will be obtained and therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded unnecessary.

Minor changes in shape, size and arrangement of details coming within the field of .invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a structure of the class described, in combination, a feed container, a plurality of agitating elements supported therein, and a hog oiling device having operating connection in said agitator.

2. In a structure of the class described, in combination, a feed container having a discharge slot, a horizontal suspension member supported in said container, a plurality of agitating elements carried by said elements and depending down through said discharge slot, and a hog oiling device supported on said element and located exteriorly of the container, whereby it is ermitted to .be moved under the action of ru bing animals, in order to actuate said agitator.

3. In a structure of the class described, in.

combination, a' feed box having a discharge slot in its bottom, a horizontal pipe extendin through bearings in the opposite end of sai boxabove said' slot, a plurality of agitatin bars ,fastened to the interior portion of said pipe and depending down through and beyond said discharge slot, and a pair of hog oiling devices supported from the opposite extending end portions of said pipe.

4. In a structure of the class described, in combination, a feed box having a discharge slot in its bottom, a. horizontal oil delivering and shaft forming pipe mounted in bearings, the opposite ends of said box disposed above said slot, and extending through and beyond the ends of said box, agitating elements carried by said pipe and extending down through saiddischarge slot, a pair of hog oiling devices attached to the extending opposite ends of said pipe and each including a branch delivery pipe in communication with said first named pipe, surrounding the body having discharge passages, and an absorbent covermg.

'5. In a structure of the class described, in combination, a feed box having a discharge slot in its bottom, a horizontal oil delivering and shaft forming pipe mounted in bearings, the opposite ends of said box disposed above said slot, and extending through and beyond the ends o said box, agitating elements carried by said pipe and extending down through said discharge slot, a pair of hog oiling devices attached to the extending opposite ends of said pipeand each including a branch delivery pipe in communication with said first named pipe, surrounding the body having discharge passages, and an absorbent covering, together with a pair of horizontally disposed loops attached to the opposite end of the end walls of said box disposed in spaced parallelism above the extending end portion of said pipe, each of said hog oiling devices being forked at its upper end with a rocker edge having slidable and rocking connection with said loops.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES W. HARGRAVES. 

